5th President of the United States
in Congress Assembled | |
Predecessor | Elias Boudinot |
Successor | Richard Henry Lee |
Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
Predecessor | John Bayard |
Successor | Richard Peters |
7th President of Pennsylvania | |
Predecessor | Benjamin Franklin |
Successor | Himself, as 1st Governor of Pennsylvania |
1st Governor of Pennsylvania | |
Predecessor | Himself, as 7th President of Pennsylvania |
Successor | Thomas McKean |
Born | January 10, 1744 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Died | January 20, 1800 Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
Political Party | None |
Religion | Lutheran |
Profession | Merchant, soldier, politician |
Thomas Mifflin (January 10, 1744 – January 20, 1800) 5th President of the United States in Congress Assembled was an American merchant and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, a member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly, a Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania. He served as Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, President of the Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council and the first Governor of Pennsylvania.